Thesaurus results for RULERS

rulers

noun

plural of ruler

as in monarchs

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir

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Recent Examples of rulers Many of the opportunities available were in projects that supported the state’s narrative — from historical dramas valorizing medieval Hindu rulers, to biopics in praise of its leaders. —

Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026 Erasing historic figures from the public sphere is an exercise in power going back to the pharaohs, a way rulers ensured future generations couldn’t learn about their enemies. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 Egypt's president has traveled to almost every Gulf capital to meet with rulers in the region in recent days. —

Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026 There, these functional artworks — from clerical vestments and altar cloths to lamps, reliquaries and vessels for the performance of the Mass — made distant European rulers present in the liturgical life of Christianity’s most sacred site. —

Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026 That, however, is nothing now compared to the far larger incorrectness of the rulers of a significant number of the most powerful nations on earth. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026 The Basij have long operated as a national paramilitary force under the command of Iran's Islamic theocratic rulers, playing a major role in violently quashing anti-government protests, including the unprecedented wave of unrest in January. —

CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 Pakistan accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers of harboring militant groups, particularly the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehrik-e-Taliban, which stage attacks inside Pakistan. —

ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 Because of internal resistance and a poor economy, Iran’s rulers are at a low point. —

Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026

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The exhibition showcases more than 60 objects made of silver, gold, enamel and precious jewels from several European monarchs and rulers to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

— Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Tuberculosis, the bacteria often associated with the deaths of Victorian-era monarchs, was recently contracted by more than 200 high school students in San Francisco.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026